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Seussical The Musical
''Seussical'', sometimes ''Seussical the Musical'', is a musical comedy with lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty, and written by Ahrens and Flaherty. The musical is inspired by many of the children's stories of Dr. Seuss, with most of its plot being based on ''Horton Hears a Who!'', '' Gertrude McFuzz'', and ''Horton Hatches the Egg'' while incorporating many other stories. The musical's name is a portmanteau of "Seuss" and the word "musical".Geisel actually pronounced his middle name "Seuss" as "soice", but its common mispronunciation "soos" rhymes with the first syllable of "musical". Following its Broadway debut in 2000, the show was widely panned by critics, and closed in 2001 with huge financial losses. It has spawned two US national tours and a West End production, and has become a frequent production for schools and regional theaters. Plot ''This synopsis describes the tour version of the show, currently being licensed as "Seussical the Musical" by Music Thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Flaherty
Stephen Flaherty (born September 18, 1960) is an American composer of musical theatre and film. He works most often in collaboration with the lyricist/book writer Lynn Ahrens. They are best known for writing the Broadway musicals ''Ragtime'', which was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, and won the Tony for Best Original Score; '' Once on This Island'', which won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, the Olivier Award for London's Best Musical, and was nominated for a Grammy Award and eight Tony Awards; and '' Seussical'', which was nominated for the Grammy Award. Flaherty was also nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards (with Lynn Ahrens) for his songs and song score for the animated film musical ''Anastasia''. Biography Flaherty was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began studying piano at the age of seven. When he was twelve, he knew he wanted to write musicals and by age fourteen he had already composed his first musical s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horton The Elephant
Horton the Elephant is a fictional character from the 1940 book '' Horton Hatches the Egg'' and 1954 book ''Horton Hears a Who!'', both by Dr. Seuss. He is also featured in the short story ''Horton and the Kwuggerbug'', first published for ''Redbook'' in 1951 and later rediscovered by Charles D. Cohen and published in the 2014 anthology '' Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories''. In all books and other media, Horton is characterized as a kind, sweet-natured, and naïve elephant who manages to overcome hardships. In 1942, Warner Bros. made the animated short film, '' Horton Hatches the Egg'', in which Horton is voiced by Kent Rogers. In 1970, MGM Animation/Visual Arts made a 30-minute TV special of ''Horton Hears a Who!''. Horton is voiced by Hans Conried, who also lends his voice as the narrator. Horton is voiced by Jim Carrey in the 2008 animated film ''Horton Hears a Who!'', where he is shown as being eccentric and imaginative, and somewhat absent-minded. Carrey h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathy Rigby
Cathleen Roxanne Rigby (later Mason, later McCoy; born December 12, 1952), known as Cathy Rigby, is an actress, speaker, and former artistic gymnast. Her performance in the 1968 Summer Olympics helped to popularize the sport of gymnastics in the United States. After her retirement from gymnastics, Rigby became a stage and television actress. She is most noted for the role of Peter Pan, which she played for more than 30 years. She also became a public speaker on the subject of eating disorder, which she struggled with and overcame. Rigby is featured in an image included on the Voyager Golden Record. Gymnastics career Rigby was the highest-scoring American gymnast at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, making her a favorite with American television audiences and helping to popularize gymnastics in America. She was the U.S. national champion in 1970 and 1972, and she became the first American woman to win a medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: the silver med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Shiner (clown)
David Shiner (born September 13, 1953) is an American actor, clown, physical comedian, playwright and theater director. Background and career David Shiner is an American clown and physical comedian who has worked in various fields of entertainment, including circus, theater, film, and television. He is best known for his work with Cirque du Soleil and with Bill Irwin. Shiner was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Shiner began his career as a street mime, first in Colorado, and later moved to Paris, where he worked with the French clown, Marcel Marceau. Not long after and the German Circus Roncalli and the Swiss National Circus ( Circus Knie) invited Shiner to perform in the Big Top, in between he toured performing a dual act with René Bazinet. In 1990, he starred in Cirque du Soleil's production '' Nouvelle Expérience'', as a clown and co-creator. In 1993, Shiner and Bill Irwin then created the two-man, wordless Broadway show '' Fool Moon'', featuring music by the Red Clay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Eggs And Ham
''Green Eggs and Ham'' is a Children's literature, children's book by Dr. Seuss. It was published by the Beginner Books imprint of Random House on August 12, 1960. The book follows Sam-I-am as he follows an unnamed character, repeatedly asking him if he would like to try some green eggs and ham before the unnamed character eventually tries it and likes it. Seuss began writing ''Green Eggs and Ham'' after his editor Bennett Cerf bet him $50 () that he could not write an engaging children's book with a vocabulary of 50 words. Finding the challenge difficult, Seuss used notes, charts, and checklists to keep track of his progress. The book covers themes of conflict between individuals, though Seuss has said that it lacks any deeper meaning. ''Green Eggs and Ham'' was widely praised by critics for its writing and illustration, and the challenge of writing a book in 50 words is regarded as a success. The book has been the subject of multiple adaptations, including a Green Eggs and H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtain Call
A curtain call (often known as a walkdown or a final Bowing, bow) occurs at the end of a performance when one or more performers return to the stage to be recognized by the audience for the performance. In musical theatre, the performers typically recognize the orchestra and its Conducting, conductor at the end of the curtain call. Luciano Pavarotti holds the record for receiving 165 curtain calls, more than any other artist, for his February 24, 1988, performance of Nemorino in Gaetano Donizetti, Gaetano Donizetti's ''L'elisir d'amore''. In film and television In film and television, the term "curtain call" is used to describe a sequence at the end of the film and before the closing credits, in which brief clips, stills, or Outtake, outtakes featuring each main character are shown in sequence with the actor's name captioned. This sequence results in a similar individual recognition of each actor by the audience as would occur in a stage curtain call. This is not common, but w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horton And The Kwuggerbug And More Lost Stories
''Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories'' is an anthology of children's stories written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss, published posthumously by Random House in 2014. Background The four stories in this book were originally published as installments of a monthly column that Dr. Seuss wrote for '' Redbook'' during the 1950s. Dr. Seuss died in 1991, but the stories were later rediscovered by Seuss scholar Charles D. Cohen. Plots The four stories included in the book are as follows: * "Horton and the Kwuggerbug": A Kwuggerbug lands on Horton the Elephant's trunk and asks him to take him to his beezlenut tree, which Horton agrees to since when they get there the bug promises that Horton will get half the nuts. The journey to the beezlenut tree is quite hazardous, and Horton falls upon such hardships as swimming across a large crocodile infested river and climbing a large and rocky mountain, while the Kwuggerbug takes advantage of Horton's good nature. In the end, the Kwugg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunches In Bunches
''Hunches in Bunches'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and published by Random House Random House is an imprint and publishing group of Penguin Random House. Founded in 1927 by businessmen Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer as an imprint of Modern Library, it quickly overtook Modern Library as the parent imprint. Over the foll ... on October 12, 1982. The book uses playful language and rhymes. Plot A young boy contemplating what activity to do is confronted with a multitude of choices, each represented by various 'hunches'—colorful, whimsical creatures that embody different impulses and decisions. These hunches pull him in multiple directions, suggesting everything from eating a snack, going outside, sitting and thinking, to engaging in bizarre or procrastinative behaviors. As the boy grapples with these conflicting suggestions, he experiences decision paralysis. The story culminates in the boy learning to liste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew
''I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew'' is a 1965 children's book by Dr. Seuss. The story features classic Seuss rhymes and drawings in his distinctive pen and ink style. Plot As the story opens, the protagonist lives a happy and carefree life before tripping over a rock one day and being bitten and stung by various creatures. A passing traveler says that he is bound for the trouble-free city of Solla Sollew, so the protagonist joins him. The journey itself is beset by many more troubles, including a draft animal that falls sick, a bus that breaks down, a flood, and a general who conscripts the protagonist into his army. The army retreats during battle, leaving the protagonist alone against a pack of wild Poozers. Escaping into a dark tunnel, the protagonist finally reaches an exit door that opens near Solla Sollew. The protagonist discovers that Solla Sollew is surrounded by a wall with only one door. The doorman apologizes that he cannot open it, because a Key-Slapping Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If I Ran The Circus
''If I Ran the Circus'' is a children's book by Dr. Seuss, published in 1956 by Random House. Like ''The Cat in the Hat ''The Cat in the Hat'' is a 1957 children's book written and illustrated by American author Dr. Seuss. The story centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white-striped top hat and a red bow tie. The Cat shows up at the house ...'', or the more political '' Yertle the Turtle'', ''If I Ran the Circus'' develops a theme of cumulative fantasy leading to excess. The overt social commentary found in the Sneetches and the Zax demonstrates that Dr. Seuss was fascinated by the errors and excesses to which humans are prone, and ''If I Ran the Circus'' also examines this interest, though more subtly and comically, given its earlier genesis. Plot overview Behind Mr. Sneelock's ramshackle store, there is an empty lot. Young Morris McGurk is convinced that if he could just clear out the rusty cans, the dead tree, and the old cars, nothing would p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
''Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and published by Random House on September 12, 1973. An unrelated poem by Seuss titled "Did I Ever Tell You..?" was published in Redbook magazine in February 1956. Plot The text consists of a series of descriptive poems, fictively told to an unnamed listener by a wise old man. The man describes a variety of whimsically wretched characters and unfortunate situations, in comparison with which the listener might be considered exceptionally fortunate. Adaptations An audio version by John Cleese John Marwood Cleese ( ; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and Television presenter, presenter. Emerging from the Footlights, Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinbur ... was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children in 1994. Notes References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Butter Battle Book
''The Butter Battle Book'' is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and published by Random House on January 12, 1984. It is an anti-war story: specifically, a parable about arms races in general, mutual assured destruction and nuclear weapons in particular. ''The Butter Battle Book'' was a ''New York Times'' Notable Book of the Year. This book was written during the Cold War era and reflects the concerns of the time, as well as his own, regarding the perceived possibility that humanity could be destroyed in a nuclear war. It can also be seen as a satirical work, with its depiction of a deadly war based on a senseless conflict over something as trivial as a breakfast food. Plot elements of the book were adapted for Warner Bros. Animation's '' Green Eggs and Ham: The Second Serving''. Plot The Yooks and the Zooks live on opposite sides of a long curving wall. The Yooks wear blue clothes; the Zooks wear orange. The primary dispute between the two cultures is that the Yooks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
